Kaira stood staring at the door. Part of her was tempted to bang on it to get Tarkus to come back, but she managed to rein that in. That was not a good idea.
So she turned and walked slowly down the stairs. She trod carefully on the third step from the bottom to avoid making a noise, then smiled slightly and shook her head at herself. Tarkus already knew full well she was aboard!
She reached the corridor at the bottom of the stairs and looked between the cabin and the cargo hold. Should she return to the cargo hold, make it clear she would be as little a burden as possible? But would staying in the cabin really be that much worse? Tarkus knew she was aboard now, and the door had been unlocked.
That made her frown. The door had been unlocked, and had been from the start. So had
